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Poland builds a full biodegradable plastic production line
Time of Update: 2021-06-21
Recently, the Polish chemical company Grupa Azoty announced that it has launched a pilot line for the production of thermoplastic starch with an annual capacity of 300,000 tons .
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New 7.5 billion USD petrochemical project in Egypt
Time of Update: 2021-06-21
Sinochem News recently, the Suez Canal Economy (SCZone) said in a statement that Egypt has begun to build a one-million-ton/year petrochemical plant project in Ain Sukhna .
SCZone consists of 6 ports and 4 industrial zones along the Suez Canal .
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IOC will build multiple refining projects
Time of Update: 2021-06-21
It is reported that the company is building a petrochemical and lubricant integration (LuPech) project, acrylic acid/carbonyl alcohol project and other infrastructure projects .
The acrylic acid/carbonyl alcohol project will produce butyl acrylate .
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Asahi Kasei pledges to be carbon neutral by 2050
Time of Update: 2021-06-21
Asahi Kasei recently announced that the company has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and to achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 30% compared to the 2013 fiscal year by 2030 .
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Germany plans to open a hydrogen center in 2026
Time of Update: 2021-06-21
Recently, the two major gas transmission system operators in Germany, Gascade and Ontras, issued a joint statement stating that the two companies plan to start a dedicated hydrogen center in eastern Germany in 2026 .
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Pure benzene supply is expected to return to stability
Time of Update: 2021-06-21
After experiencing the extremely tight market in the first half of this year, the supply of pure benzene in the United States and Europe may return to normal in the second half of this year and ease the demand for Asian goods .
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Akzo Nobel promotes solar projects in China
Time of Update: 2021-06-21
The picture above shows the solar energy project site Recently, Akzo Nobel announced that the company is about to complete two new solar renewable power projects in China, namely the installation of about 8,000 solar panels and equipment in two decorative paint factories in Shanghai and Guangzhou.
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Cabot won the ACC Responsible Care Award
Time of Update: 2021-06-21
Recently, Cabot announced that at the "2021 Responsible Care and Sustainable Development Network Conference and Expo", due to its outstanding performance and good reputation in preventing injuries to employees and contractors, the company Eleven operating organizations in the United States won the "Safety Facilities Award" of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) Responsible Care Award .
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Ma Xing Health obtains rubber glove production license
Time of Update: 2021-06-21
Sinochem News recently, the Malaysian real estate giant Mah Sing Group (Mah Sing Group) announced that its Mah Sing Healthcare (Mah Sing Healthcare) has obtained a rubber glove production license .
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Air Liquide cooperates with Samsung Engineering to build a methanol plant in Malaysia
Time of Update: 2021-06-17
Sinochem News reported on June 7 that after the successful completion of the FEED study in 2019, Air Liquide Engineering and Construction will continue to cooperate with Samsung Engineering to build a methanol production plant for Sarawak Petchem .
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Germany plans to start a dedicated hydrogen center in 2026
Time of Update: 2021-06-17
The statement said: "Gascade and Ontras plan to build a strong platform for the East German hydrogen industry .
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LyondellBasell launches a 400,000-ton polypropylene plant in South Korea
Time of Update: 2021-06-17
Sinochem News Network reported on June 8, LyondellBasell (LyondellBasell) announced the successful start-up of a polypropylene joint venture production facility with an annual capacity of 400,000 tons in Ulsan, South Korea .
The two companies started to break ground to construct the production facility in 2019 .
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Goodyear formally acquired Cooper to achieve a combination of advantages
Time of Update: 2021-06-17
This acquisition will integrate the advantages of the two outstanding tire manufacturers in terms of product portfolio, service and production capacity, thereby consolidating Goodyear's leading position in the global tire industry .
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Oman LNG and Shell join carbon neutral LNG project
Time of Update: 2021-06-17
The carbon-neutral LNG cargo will be delivered from the Qalhat terminal near Sur in the Ash Sharqiyah region in northeastern Oman .
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Baku Port begins construction of a strategic fertilizer terminal in Alte
Time of Update: 2021-06-17
On June 9th, Baku International Maritime Trade Port "CJSC (also known as "Baku Port") announced the start of construction of a fertilizer terminal at its new facility in Alte, Azerbaijan .
All three countries have invested heavily in the construction of fertilizer production facilities to increase potential exports .
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Polypropylene will face logistics, weather and epidemic challenges in the second half of the year
Time of Update: 2021-06-17
In the second half of this year, as the strong demand for downstream medical and packaging applications may be offset by the increase in the supply of polypropylene, the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and the continuing problems in the container shipping industry, the prospects for the Asian polypropylene market are promising .
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The U.S. aims to reduce the cost of hydrogen energy
Time of Update: 2021-06-16
Sinochem News, according to World Natural Gas News on June 7: The US Department of Energy said that they have set a goal to reduce the cost of hydrogen as an energy source by 80% in the next ten years .
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Japan's lubricating oil demand rises again
Time of Update: 2021-06-16
According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, lubricant consumption in March and February this year increased by 15% and 7% year-on-year, respectively .
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry reported that, including exports, Japan’s lubricating oil production in April increased by 1% year-on-year to 169,552 kiloliters .
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Global agricultural giant Cargill plans to invest 300 million US dollars to build a bio-based BDO plant
Time of Update: 2021-06-16
Sinochem News Network News on June 8th, American agri-food giant Cargill announced that it will cooperate with German chemical company Helm to build a bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) plant .
Cargill said it uses the technology of the American biotechnology producer Genomatica to produce renewable BDO .
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Dow will build a new MDI distillation and prepolymer plant in Texas, USA
Time of Update: 2021-06-16
Sinochem News Network News on June 9th, Dow announced plans to establish an integrated methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) distillation and pretreatment facility at its world-class production base in Freeport, Texas, USA.
The new plant is expected to start in 2023, when Dow will shut down its polyurethane plant in La Porte .
